The Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956
An Act to provide for the improvement and clearance of slum areas in certain Union territories and for the protection of tenants in such areas from eviction.
Administered by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Enacted1956
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- Enactment1956Act Enacted
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- Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2Definitions.
- Section 3Declaration of slum areas.
- Section 4Power of competent authority to require improvement of buildings unfit for human habitation.
- Section 5Inforcement of notice requiring execution of works of improvement.
- Section 6Expenses of maintenance of works of improvement etc., to be recoverable from the occupiers of buildings.
- Section 6ARestriction on building, etc., in slum areas.
- Section 7Power of competent authority to order demolition of buildings unfit for human habitation.
- Section 8Procedure to be followed where demolition order has been made.
- Section 9Power to declare any slum area to be a clearance area.
- Section 10Slum clearance order.
- Section 11Power of competent authority to re-develop clearance area.
- Section 12Power of Central Government to acquire land.
- Section 13Land acquired by Central Government to be made available to the competent authority.
- Section 14Right to receive compensation.
- Section 15Basis for determination of compensation.
- Section 16Apportionment of compensation.
- Section 17Payment of compensation or deposit of the same in court.
- Section 18Powers of competent authority in relation to determination of compensation, etc.
- Section 19Proceedings for eviction of tenants not to be taken without permission of the competent authority.
- Section 20Appeals.
- Section 20ARestoration of possession of premises vacated by a tenant.
- Section 20BRent of buildings in slum areas.
- Section 21Chapter not to apply to eviction of tenants from certain buildings.
- Section 22Powers of entry.
- Section 23Powers of inspection.
- Section 24Power to enter land adjoining land where work is in progress.
- Section 25Breaking into buildings.
- Section 26Entry to be made in the day time.
- Section 27Owner's consent ordinarily to be obtained.
- Section 28Power of eviction to be exercised only by the competent authority.
- Section 29Power to remove offensive or dangerous trades from slum areas.
- Section 30Appeals.
- Section 31Service of notices, etc.
- Section 32Penalties.
- Section 33Order of demolition of buildings in certain cases.
- Section 34Jurisdiction of courts.
- Section 35Previous sanction of the competent authority or officers authorised by it, for prosecution.
- Section 36Power to delegate.
- Section 37Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 37ABar of jurisdiction.
- Section 38Competent authority, etc., to be public servants.
- Section 39Act to over-ride other laws.
- Section 40Power to make rules.